The son of a London builder, Arthur Chase of the North Road CC was a top British track racer in the 1890s and turned professional in his early 20s. He was second in the British 50-mile road championship in 1894, and two years later won the professional motor-paced gold medal at the World Track Championship in Denmark. He beat fellow Briton Jack Stocks into second place, but Stocks got his revenge in the Championships at Glasgow the following year, when Chase took silver. Chase also won the European motor-paced title at Berlin in 1899, and the following year won the 100 km professional race at the Paris Olympics. Throughout his career, he set world and UK records at distances ranging from half-mile to 50 miles. In 1902 Chase was the subject of the silent movie “A. A. Chase, the Champion Cyclist”. After his racing days, he went into partnership with his younger brother Frederick, manufacturing motor cycles. In 1937 Arthur was granted a patent for a silencer for the combustion engine.
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